proteinuria Flashcards
what are the levels of proteinuria?
1+= 30mg/dL
3+= 300mg/dL
PCR<20mg/mM normal, >300= nephrotic
what are the common causes of proteinuria?
diabetes
minimal change disease
membranous
amyloidosis
SLE
what are other causes of proteinuria (not common)?
HTN- PET
ATN- acute renal tubular necrosis
TIN- tubulointerstitial nephritis
UTI
fever
orthostatic
what is a false positive cause of proteinuria?
bence-jones protein
what level is microalbuminuria?
< normal albumin 30-300mg/24hr
what are the causes of microalbuminuria?
diabetes
HTN
minimal change disease
what could + blood mean?
glomerular haematuria
what could leucocytes + mean?
wcc
interstitial nephritis
pyelonephritis
what is the urine test result for glomerular pathology?
haematuria
proteinuria
red cells/casts
what is the urine test result for tubular pathology?
white cell casts
small protein
leukocyturia
what is the urine test result for pre-renal causes?
nothing
